The Birmingham Genealogical Society was organized March 15, 1959. It was organized exclusively for educational and research purposes, and to foster preservation of genealogical and historical material. We are located in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.

Tuesday Night History Programming on APT

Tomorrow night, January 8, Alabama Public Television will air programming for us history buffs.

First up at 7pm CST is the History Detectives. Click here for information on tomorrow night’s show.

At 8pm, APT kicks off a 3 part series, The Abolitionists: American Experience. The series tells the stories of Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimké, Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Brown. Click here for more information on this series.